Donald Trump Might Literally Destroy the World
GQ Editor-in-Chief Jim Nelson on why the Donald's disavowal of climate change is one of his more dangerous beliefs.Fall is an excellent time of year to plan your summer travel.By which I mean climate-wise, even wardrobe-wise, everything's screwed up these days, and autumn just seems less…autumnal. I used to plan all my summer travel for the sweet spot between June and August, but now, with fall feeling summery and winter sometimes not quite happening, I plan vacations to Montauk in October and p..>> view originalRusty patched bumble bee recommended for endangered list - Twin Falls Times
PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal wildlife officials on Thursday made a formal recommendation to list the rusty patched bumble bee as an endangered species because it has disappeared from about 90 percent of its historic range in just the past two decades.The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service made the recommendation after the Portland, Oregon-based Xerces Society petitioned the agency on behalf of the bee in 2013 and presented studies showing it was struggling due to a combination of disease, habitat loss, c..>> view originalIndia commits to ratifying Paris Agreement climate pact on Oct. 2
India to ratify Paris Agreement climate pact on Oct. 2 FILE- In this Nov. 30, 2015 file photo, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses world leaders at the COP21, United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Le Bourget, outside Paris. India's leader says his country will ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change early next month. Modi said Sunday that his government will ratify the agreement Oct. 2, coinciding with the birth anniversary of India's independence leader Mohandas Gandh..>> view originalRosetta: The end of a space odyssey
Europe's trailblazing deep-space comet exploration for clues to the origins of the Solar System ends Friday with the Rosetta orbiter joining robot lab Philae on the iceball's dusty surface for eternity. The 1.4-billion-euro ($1.5-billion), 12-year ...>> view originalStephen Hawking Is Still Afraid of Aliens
Photo: Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking views a CGI alien civilization on the exoplanet Gliese 832c in this still from the new documentary "Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places." Credit: "Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places"/CuriosityStreamHumanity should be wary of seeking out contact with alien civilizations, Stephen Hawking has warned once again.In 2010, the famed astrophysicist said that intelligent aliens may be rapacious marauders, roaming the cosmos in search of resources to plunder and planets ..>> view originalChaos in the zodiac: Some Virgos are Leos now (but NASA couldn't care less)
(iStock illustration) There has been a disturbance in the astrological forces. What you think you know about the zodiac may be a lie. The sign you think you were born under is different, to hear astrology wonks tell it. The dates for the western zodiac calendar have compressed and shifted later by a few weeks: If you were a Virgo born before mid-September, so the story goes, you are a Leo (now Aug. 10 to Sept. 16). Congratulations! There is a thirteenth sign, too — Ophiuchus. People born bet..>> view originalMelatonin makes these fish sing like mermaids at night: Mystery now solved!
Melatonin makes these fish sing like mermaids at night: Mystery now solved! "Singing fishes" at San Francisco Bay were once a mystery. But now, further studies have uncovered By Cristina Limpiada | Sep 26, 2016 07:48 AM EDT The mystery of San Francisco Bay's "singing fishes" has already been solved. (Photo : Pixabay) Fact: There are fish that sing. At San Francisco Bay, residents living in houseboats were mesmerized by a strange hum that starts when darkness fall and stops abruptly before th..>> view originalElon Musk's dream of going to Mars is SpaceX's biggest strength, and its biggest distraction
SpaceX is a company built to go to Mars, but are those ambitions getting in the way of its ability to achieve them? In a few days, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will unveil his plans to explore Mars at a global space conference in Mexico. The event has been widely anticipated by fans of the billionaire entrepreneur and SpaceX. But an enormous fire that consumed a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a pre-flight test in August has dampened the positive mood. Now, critics are asking if SpaceX is taking on too m..>> view originalDoes Jupiter's Moon Europa Have a Subsurface Ocean? Here's What We Know
A simulated view from the surface of Europa, a moon of Jupiter. Researchers suspect that the moon has a massive ocean beneath its icy surface. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA will hold a briefing today (Sept. 26) on new findings about "activity that may be related to the presence of a subsurface ocean on Europa." Jupiter's moon Europa is often touted as a possible abode for life, because of the potential liquid water ocean beneath its icy surface. But how much do we know about Europa, real..>> view originalChina Completes Largest Radio Telescope In The World
Enlarge this image The Five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in Pingtang county, China. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption STR/AFP/Getty Images The Five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in Pingtang county, China. STR/AFP/Getty Images The largest radio tel..>> view original
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